Started in 2009, Carry The One Radio is a series of short interviews with scientists. The show is run entirely by a small group of dedicated young scientists, mostly graduate students at UCSF (including BMS students), who want to bridge the gap between the scientific community and the general public. Read More

Photo by: Steve Babuliak, UCSF Magazine

From the Krummel Lab: Lung (blue) with immune infiltrate (red, green) Read More

Photo by: EE Thornton, PhD & MF Krummel, PhD

Students, faculty, postdocs and staff attended the BMS Retreat at Lake Tahoe on October 10-12, 2014. The retreat is an annual event for the BMS community to share their research and meet colleagues in an informal setting in the beautiful Sierra Mountains.

Started in 2009, Carry The One Radio is a series of short interviews with scientists. The show is run entirely by a small group of dedicated young scientists, mostly graduate students at UCSF (including BMS students), who want to bridge the gap between the scientific community and the general public. Read More

Photo by: Steve Babuliak, UCSF Magazine

From the Roose lab: T cell leukemia cells expand in the bone marrow in response to cytokine growth factors. At least two distinct manners exist in pediatric T cell leukemia and in leukemia mouse models to turn on an oncogenic Ras signal. Read More

Photo by: Anna Hupalowska, PhD

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Gail Martin, Professor Emerita in the Department of Anatomy, was inducted as a foreign member of the Royal Society on July 10, 2015. The Royal Society, based in London, is the oldest learned society for science still in existence. Dr. Martin was inducted for being a "world-leader in understanding the function of Fibroblast Growth Factors (FGFs) in vertebrate embryos. She was among the first to realize that growth factors are key molecules in mediating cell-cell interactions during development. FGF signalling is crucial for establishment of the body plan and development of virtually every organ. She not only defined specific functions for FGFs but also established fundamental principles including how negative feedback mechanisms fine-tune signalling.

Scientists engaged in fundamental, curiosity-driven research are increasingly finding a home in UCSF’s clinical departments, conducting experiments that may lead to treatments for some of humanity’s most pernicious diseases.

For their approach, these researchers are taking advantage of breakthroughs in science and technology – from the mapping of the human genome and the discovery of stem cells to the invention of increasingly powerful machines for examining genes, proteins and other microscopic building blocks.

While UCSF’s basic science departments are not growing significantly, the clinical side of the University has the means to hire. A movement toward translational medicine is also encouraging research that can have an impact on patient lives.